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Another disgraceful resignation, another golden parachute

Another disgraceful resignation, another golden parachute

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One of the most infuriating things about higher education is how my bosses are perpetually receiving promotions and pay raises no matter how foul and incompetently they perform my job. Stacked on top of this issue is, when finally their incompetence and or corruption is revealed as so extraordinary that they must be fired (or […] … learn more→

How not to fire a Higher Ed CEO

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One of the most frustrating things about higher education (and the business world, too) is how failed CEOs get golden parachutes. At my institution, Illinois State University, everybody is still fuming that former president Tim Flanagan received a $480,000 golden parachute for being fired after a few months on the job. Although the trustees could […] … learn more→